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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Splitcoaststampers - Colored Dry Embossing Tutorial

Hi friends! I hope you are having a great day! Splitcoaststampers loved a card I made about a year ago and put me in the que for a tutorial. Maybe you remember it? I'll give you a little back ground for what happened. I saw this pretty embossing folder from Cuttlebug and just fell in love with it. The thing was that I just couldn't bring myself to cover up that gorgeous bird in the middle of all those pretty blooms. So how to make the embossing the focal point of my card? I played around with lots of different ideas - and finally settled on using distress ink with some paper stumps. My friends as Splitcoast thought it was interesting and unique and asked me to do a tutorial there.

This was the original card I made a year ago. But whenever Splitcoaststampers adds a tutorial to their library they ask members to join in and try the technique. I thought I'd play along because it was lots of fun and well yes... I am very excited to be included with some of my crafty heros that have tutorials there.

I thought this bamboo embossing folder would look pretty using the "Colored Dry Embossing" technique.

This is SO neat! I was so excited when I saw your name as the author of this tutorial on Splitcoast. You are amazing, Jeanne! (PS I've loved your Waltzingmouse previews this week, too...you make those stamps look very enticing!)

Hi I'm Jeanne!

A Kept Life

When I left my full time career job my husband started calling me his "kept wife". The name of my blog is a play on that expression, because now I capture moments in photographs, and create in color in my "kept life". I hope you enjoy - thanks for stopping by!